The Breath You Take By George Strait Lyrics Chords
Tempo:
66.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
Bm
A
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[Bm] [G] [D]
[B] He [Bm] looks up from second base, [G] Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the slide, [G] there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, son, [A] I did.
Life's not [D] the breath you take.
[Em] The breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
Ain't [A] what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your breath [D] away.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Bm] The boy's built a life, he's got a wife [G] and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears the voice saying, I made it, son.
[D] Says, I told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I know [A] you did.
Life's not [D] the breath you take.
The [Em] breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your breath [G] away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
Just [Em] like it took my breath away when [A] Dad took his last [A] that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take.
[Em] The breathing in and out, [Bm] they get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You [G] just might miss the point.
If you don't slow [Bm] down the pace.
Life's not the [Em] breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your [G] breath away.
[Bm] [D] Mmm, mmm,
[Bm] [G] [D]
[B] He [Bm] looks up from second base, [G] Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the slide, [G] there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, son, [A] I did.
Life's not [D] the breath you take.
[Em] The breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
Ain't [A] what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your breath [D] away.
[Em]
[A] [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Bm] The boy's built a life, he's got a wife [G] and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears the voice saying, I made it, son.
[D] Says, I told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I know [A] you did.
Life's not [D] the breath you take.
The [Em] breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your breath [G] away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
Just [Em] like it took my breath away when [A] Dad took his last [A] that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take.
[Em] The breathing in and out, [Bm] they get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You [G] just might miss the point.
If you don't slow [Bm] down the pace.
Life's not the [Em] breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your [G] breath away.
[Bm] [D] Mmm, mmm,
Key:
G
Bm
A
Em
D
G
Bm
A
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[B] He [Bm] looks up from second base, [G] Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the slide, [G] there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, son, [A] I did.
_ Life's not [D] the breath you take.
_ [Em] The breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
Ain't [A] what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
_ [A] But the moments that take your breath [D] away.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Bm] The boy's built a life, he's got a wife [G] and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears the voice saying, I made it, son.
[D] Says, I told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I know [A] you did.
_ Life's not [D] the breath you take.
The [Em] breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your breath [G] away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
Just [Em] like it took my breath away when [A] Dad took his last [A] that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take.
[Em] The breathing in and out, [Bm] they get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You [G] just might miss the point.
If you don't slow [Bm] down the pace.
Life's not the [Em] breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your [G] breath away.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] Mmm, mmm,
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[B] He [Bm] looks up from second base, [G] Dad's up in the stands.
[Bm] He saw the hit, the run, the slide, [G] there ain't no bigger fan.
[Em] In the parking lot after the game, [F#m] he said, [D] Dad, I thought you had a plane [G] to catch.
He smiled and said, yeah, son, [A] I did.
_ Life's not [D] the breath you take.
_ [Em] The breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
Ain't [A] what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
_ [A] But the moments that take your breath [D] away.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Fast forward 15 years [G] and a thousand miles away.
[Bm] The boy's built a life, he's got a wife [G] and a baby due today.
[Em] He hears the voice saying, I made it, son.
[D] Says, I told you, Dad, you didn't [G] have to come.
He smiles and says, yeah, I know [A] you did.
_ Life's not [D] the breath you take.
The [Em] breathing in and out, they [Bm] get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You just [G] might miss the point.
Try [Bm] to win the race.
Life's [Em] not the breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your breath [G] away.
Just like it took [Bm] my breath when she was born.
Just [Em] like it took my breath away when [A] Dad took his last [A] that morn.
Life's [D] not the breath you take.
[Em] The breathing in and out, [Bm] they get you through the day.
[A] Ain't what it's all about.
You [G] just might miss the point.
If you don't slow [Bm] down the pace.
Life's not the [Em] breath you take.
[A] But the moments that take your [G] breath away.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] Mmm, mmm,